Guidance COVID-19: Back to the workplace

Introduction

The European Commission has published a guidance document on adapting workplaces and protecting workers for when the physical distancing measures achieve a sufficient reduction in COVID-19 transmission rates and national administrations are authorising a gradual resumption of work activities. The full text is available here.

Summary

The (non-binding) guidance covers subjects as:

• Risk assessment and appropriate measures
• minimising exposure to COVID-19
• resuming work after a period of closure
• coping with a high rate of absence
• managing workers working from home
• Involving workers
• Taking care of workers who have been ill
• Planning and learning for the future
• Staying well informed
• Information specific for sectors and occupations
• Construction
• Retail
• Food
• Maintenace and domestic services
• Leisure and entertainment
• Education
• Hairdressing
• Policing and prisons
• National compilations (non-exchaustive)
• Transport
• Health and care services
• Others (f.e. schools and nurseries, funeral homes, call centres, automotive indusrtu, textile, clots, leather and footware industries, security guards)

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